This astute blog post from a media studies professor shares an update on the Princess Merida brouhaha: Disney has pulled the 2D image of the new version of the doll from their website. The Christian Science Monitor weighed in with a piece that went directly to the source, asking a seven year old fan which version she preferred. No surprise, the sexed-up Merida drew forth an unqualified “Yuck!” [Read more…]

As some of you are already aware, I loved BRAVE. But with every Disney movie eventually comes a line of toys, and there’s already been some controversy with the planned release of a Princess Merida doll that is being referred to as a sexed-up version of the tomboyish character. [Read more…]